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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGrandest of the Slammers
PETER JACKSON PICKS HIS BEST WELSH TEAM EVER WE asked Peter Jackson to pick his way through a subject even more...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
ANDY CRAIG THE FORMER DUAL SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL, ORRELL, GLASGOW, LEEDS & SEDGLEY PARK CENTRE. My dad is from good mining stock,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBaby Boks are back for JWC hit out
ENGLAND U20s will play the Junior Springboks at Coventry’s Butts Park on April 26 as vital preparation ahead of June’s Junior...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoTry-scorer Barbeary starts for England v France
■By SAM JACKSON HOOKER Alfie Barbeary starts for England U18s today as they clash with France at Cheshunt RFC. The side...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoComeback Carl gets on the try trail again
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Carl Fearns has long since recovered from the pain of being abruptly and personally rejected by Eddie...
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Features
/ 7 years agoEddie can’t afford to ignore Cipriani
Maverick: Finn Russell, celebrating here after scoring Scotland’s second try, turned the game at Twickenham COLIN BOAG Sometimes it’s good to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSuper-charged Skelton gets Sarries over line
■By GARY FITZGERALD One-man wrecking ball: Will Skelton scores Saracens’ third try and his second PICTURES: Getty Images WILL Skelton used...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFalcons fight for lifeline as Sharks bite the dust
■By ROSS HEPPENSTALL TOBY FLOOD’S second-half try fired Newcastle to a potentially priceless victory in a stormy encounter which saw Sale...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMental strength gets Beno back on trail to Japan
■By NEALE HARVEY RAMPAGING Bath prop Beno Obano is ready to stake a claim for a World Cup spot with England...
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Features
/ 7 years agoChiefs sign Bok U20 forward Vermeulen
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler EXETER CHIEFS have lined up a deal to sign highly-rated South African forward Jacques...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoPivac will need AWJ to drive Wales on
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It’s about time everyone woke up to the fact that Alun-Wyn Jones is a true...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAlun Wyn Jones to stay in Wales with Ospreys
The Ospreys record appearances holder to carry on in Swansea
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSunwolves to be dumped out of Super Rugby
Introduced to Super Rugby along with the Jaguares as part of the expansion to 18 teams three years ago
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoSix Nations in need of relegation to stay relevant
WORLD Rugby’s plans for a Nations Championship/ World League are in the balance as the two most ‘old guard’ Unions in...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoLions from winter can roar in 2021
NICK CAIN PICKS HIS BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TEAM BASED ON THE SIX NATIONS Cian Healy Ken Owens Alun Wyn Jones...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoVictory in Vancouver has got Blitzbokke believing
■ By ADAM ELLIS Confidence boost: South Africa triumph in Vancouver ENGLAND have fallen further from contention for the World Rugby...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 7 years agoMarx leads young Lions in stunning fight back
■ By ADAM ELLIS Party time: Lions celebrate the win over Rebels Double: Folau Fainga’a helped Brumbies to victory MELBOURNE Rebels...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCokanasiga Jnr starts for Mallinder’s U18s
ENGLANDU18s head coach Jim Mallinder has named his side to play Scotland at Billingham RUFC today, with Phil Cokanasiga named at...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFine day for Webb turns sour in the end
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Ups and downs: Rhys Webb scored for Toulon but they went on to lose to Montpellier It...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLozowski in a rush to make up lost ground
By GARY FITZGERALD Playing catch-up: Alex Lozowski paid a big price for an illegal hit in the Autumn PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSo far, so good for England Sevens in Canada
By ADAM ELLIS VANCOUVER SEVENS ENGLAND Men’s Sevens team put speculation over the future of RFU-funding for their programme behind them...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 7 years agoTahs win marred by SCG cow-pat
By ADAM ELLIS Aerial ace: Alex Newsome dives over to score for Waratahs PICTURE: Getty Images THE WARATAHS made the most...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Falcon off to France NEWCASTLE centre Pedro Bettencourt, 24, will join French side Oyonnax this summer. The 24-year-old joined from French...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoI’m ready now to seize my chance – Solomona
By JON NEWCOMBE Finisher supreme: Denny Solomona dives in to score past Northampton’s Taqele Naiyaravoro PICTURES: Getty Images Mentor: Chris Ashton...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoInjury layoff has been character building for Willis
By NEALE HARVEY Stronger: Jack Willis DETERMINED Wasps flanker Jack Willis aims to put his bid for a World Cup place...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWorking in the breaker’s yard
NICK CAIN TALKS TO SAM UNDERHILL ABOUT THE LIFE OF A MODERN NO.7 AND THE LAWS AT THE BREAKDOWN Power-houses: Sam...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoEngland star tipped to be better than All Blacks great Richie McCaw
Don't be surprised to see both Curry brothers starting in England's back row in the future
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoChampions book place in last four
By RONAN O’NEILL Leinster ……….19 Cheetahs ……….7 LEINSTER secured a home semi-final with a tight win over Cheetahs. Tries from Conor...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCurry can be even better than McCaw insists Ross
By JON NEWCOMBE Hard grafter: England star Tom Curry ENGLAND sensation Tom Curry has the ability to walk into any current...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMitchell up to speed like his idol Dickson
By NEALE HARVEY High tempo: Alex Mitchell brings pace to Saints’ playmaking PICTURE: Getty Images LIVEWIRE Saints scrum-half Alex Mitchell is...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSeymour wants to hit 50 as a winner
By GARY HEATLY Happier times: Tommy Seymour scores Scotland's third try against Fiji in the Autumn TOMMY Seymour and Jonny Gray...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWarburton: Lions job for Gats, not England!
By ALEX BYWATER SAM Warburton believes Warren Gatland has played a blinder by downing England, but insists the Wales coach should...
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Features
/ 7 years agoEngland can win big ones Warren, just not like this!
Antenna off beam: Ben Youngs kicks for position PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND’S World Cup chances may not have crashed and burned...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDaly has to rid his game of the damaging glitches
ELLIOT Daly is the enigma in the English backline – an outsidecentre by choice, and a sometime wing for his country...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBirmingham’s Bok masters Students
By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….30 L’boro Stu……..29 SOUTH African back-row Graham Geldenhuys notched a try double to help Moseley claim a...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoArgentina await England in Las Vegas Sevens quarter-final
By ADAM ELLIS Las Vegas ENGLAND booked a date with Argentina in the Las Vegas 7s cup quarter-finals as South Africa...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoPierce out, Fidow in
RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER lock Pierce Phillips is to join French Top 14 club Agen, while their Ireland-qualified South Africa-born prop Gareth...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBordeaux mayor puts boot into Teague
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Maestro: Finn Russell starred for Racing with a try and an assist The exciting surge of Bordeaux-...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSad to see injured Tait go out like this
TIME catches up with all of us but it is sad to see Mathew Tait retire with Achilles issues. He’s 33,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPeyper falls for Jones’ con, hook, line Sinckler
ALUN-Wyn Jones showed in two instances in the Wales win against England last weekend just how influential a street-smart talisman can...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoThe top tips to help you bet on rugby for 2019
If you are a rugby fan, then you know that all roads will be heading to Japan for the 2019 Rugby...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby’s 12-team World League proposal shot down for casting away Pacific nations
The story of the year may have just hit the sport
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMurphy gets big chance to stake his claim
BACK ROWER Jordi Murphy is preparing for his first Six Nations start in four years. The flanker, 27, played in the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoFrancis on standby for another call from Eddie
FIT-AGAIN centre Piers Francis has vowed not to become one of England’s forgotten men by spearheading Northampton’s charge for the play-offs....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBok beef pounds Saracens pack into submission
By TOM BRADSHAW Something to shout about: Ed Slater scores Gloucester’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images No surrender: Jackson Wray breaks...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIt’s simple, sign fewer foreigners
THE Premiership ringfencers, in pursuing their selfish self-preservation stance, often state that closing off the league would benefit the development of...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoFrustrated Ospreys fall foul of ref’ Berry
By ALEX BYWATER On the charge: Munster’s Arno Botha makes a break PICTURE: Inpho OSPREYS head coach Allen Clarke hit out...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNairn’s late double secures the spoils for pacy Warriors
By LUKE JARMYN GLASGOW headed the words of coach Dave Rennie by coming out and delivering a high pace performance that...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoOpen season as rivals swoop on troubled Carnegie
RIVAL Championship clubs are poised to raid Yorkshire Carnegie’s squad while budgets at Headingley for the 2019/20 season remain unknown. In...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoPolitics could keep Cobus from Japan
By NEALE HARVEY Form of his life: Cobus Reinach scores for Saints against Sale PICTURES: Getty Images NORTHAMPTONboss Chris Boyd believes...
International Rugby
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